January 4th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Bill Isles [[William Carvan Isles II; 1941-2019; R&B singer; original member of The O'Jays) -
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January 4th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Bill Isles [[William Carvan Isles II; 1941-2019; R&B singer; original member of The O'Jays) -
January 4th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Arthur Conley [[Arthur Lee Conley; 1946-2003; soul singer) -
January 4th:
Remembering, on her Birthday:
Vanity [[Denise Katherine Matthews; 1959-2016; R&B, pop, soul, funk and disco singer, songwriter, dancer, model, actress and evangelist) -
January 4th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Marcel King [[Marcel Neville King; 1957-1995; soul singer; Sweet Sensation)
[[some sources state 1958 as year of birth)
January 5th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Grady Thomas[['Shady Grady'; funk, R&B and psychedelic soul singer; Parliament and Funkadelic) -
January 5th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Vincent Calloway [[R&B musician; trombonist, trumpeter and percussionist with Midnight Star; singer with Calloway; record producer) -
January 5th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Jack Brokensha [[John Joseph 'Jack' Brokensha; 'White Jack'; 1926-2010; jazz vibraphonist and percussionist session man for Motown) -
January 5th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Bugz [[Karnail Paul Pitts;1978-1999; rapper; D12) -
January 5th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Alvin Ailey [[Alvin Ailey, Jr; 1931-1989; dancer, director, choreographer and activist) -
January 5th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Wilbert Harrison [[Wilbert Huntington Harrison; 1929-1994; R&B singer, pianist, guitarist and harmonica player) -
West you ol legend,how are you? This post is like the sun...always shining through..you still da man!!!
Hi Arr&bee...all fine here, in lockdown UK. Hope your New Year is being good to you :)
Am trying for a new look this year on Birthday thread.....concentrating on selected artists, especially those from the world of R&B, soul and jazz music. Will see how it goes.....
January 6th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Shirley Brown [[R&B singer) -
January 6th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Kathy Sledge [[R&B, funk, disco, pop and soul singer-songwriter and producer) -
January 6th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Nino Tempo [[Antonino LoTempio; pop rock musician, singer and actor) -
January 6th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Beau Williams [[gospel and R&B singer) -
January 6th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Van McCoy [[Van Allen Clinton McCoy; 1940-1979; disco, R&B and pop musician, record producer, arranger, songwriter, singer and orchestral conductor) -
January 6th:
Remembering, on her Birthday:
Doris Troy [[Doris Elaine Higgensen, later Payne; 1937-2004; R&B singer-songwriter) -
January 6th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Ricky Allen [[Richard A. Allen; 1935-2005; blues singer) -
January 7th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
George Gordy, Sr; [[George Weldon Gordy, Sr; 1926-2011; songwriter and producer for Motown Records) -
January 7th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Danny Williams [[1942-2005; traditional pop singer; UK #1 with 'Moon River', late 1961) -
January 8th:
Happy Birthday to:
Little Anthony [[Jerome Anthony Gourdine; R&B and soul singer; The Imperials) -
January 8th:
Happy Birthday to:
Wyanetta 'Juanita' Cowart Motley [[rock and roll and R&B singer; The Marvelettes) -
January 8th:
Happy Birthday to:
R. Kelly [[Robert Sylvester Kelly; R&B, soul, gospel and hip hop singer, songwriter and producer) -
January 8th:
Happy Birthday to:
Shirley Bassey [[Shirley Veronica Bassey; pop standards, show tunes and torch singer) -
January 8th:
Happy Birthday to:
Helen Baylor [[Helen LaRue Lowe; Christian, gospel, R&B and soul singer-songwriter) -
January 8th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Marcus Hutson [[1943-2000; boogie, soul and funk singer; founding member of The Whispers) -
January 8th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Soupy Sales [[Milton Supman; 1926-2009; comedian, actor, radio/television personality and jazz aficionado;
January 9th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Barbara Carr [[Barbara Jean Crosby; blues and soul-blues singer) -
January 9th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Haddaway [[Nestor Alexander Haddaway; eurodance and electronica singer, songwriter and musician) -
January 9th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Roy Head [[1941-2020; blue-eyed soul, country and R&B singer, songwriter and guitarist) -
January 9th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Kenneth 'Wally' Kelly [[Kenneth Bernard Kelly; 1941-2015; R&B and soul singer; founding member of The Manhattans) -
January 9th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Al Downing [[Big Al Downing; 1940-2005; multi-genre singer, songwriter and pianist) -
January 9th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Kenny Clarke [[Kenneth Clarke Spearman; 'Klook'; 1914-1985; jazz drummer and bandleader) -
January 9th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Louie Patton [[Louis Sanford Patton, Sr; 1949-2020; disco and jazz-funk singer and co-founder of Side Effect) -
January 9th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Buddy Banks [[Edward Lee Banks; 1963-2020; R&B singer and keyboardist; The Rude Boys) -
January 10th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Cyril Neville [[Cyril Garrett Neville; R&B, soul and funk percussionist and vocalist; The Meters; The Neville Brothers Band) -
January 10th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Luci Martin [[disco, funk and R&B singer; Chic) -
January 10th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Chris 'Daddy Mac' Smith [[Christopher H. E. Smith; hip hop rapper, artist, entrepreneur, singer, songwriter and guitarist; Kris Kross) -
January 10th:
Remembering, on her Birthday:
Fayette Pinkney [[Fayette Regina Pinkney; 1948-2009; pop and soul singer; The Three Degrees) -